Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 693 · 40 questions

How to say it (Join the words): Consonant + vowel: move the consonant to the next word — pick it up → pi-ki-tup. Vowel + vowel: after oo/oh/ow add a little w (go-wout); after ee/eye/ay add a little y (he-yis). Do not stop between the words — keep the air flowing.

1. 1.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) three trees (c) clean it
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) fill in (c) so big
4. 4.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
6. 6.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) come in
9. 9.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) see you (c) an hour
11. 11.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) an orange
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) cut it out (c) two cats
14. 14.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
15. 15.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
16. 16.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
17. 17.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
18. 18.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) find out (c) my bag
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
23. 23.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
25. 25.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
26. 26.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
28. 28.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
29. 29.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) this is
31. 31.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
32. 32.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) take it
34. 34.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
35. 35.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
36. 36.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
37. 37.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
38. 38.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
39. 39.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
40. 40.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out

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